“As a principal, you’re everything to everyone,” Clarence says. “Our children are our most precious jewels. We have to treasure them. Students need leaders who are passionate about their growth and who hold themselves and other educators accountable.”
Labor Day is a reminder that progress has never happened by accident. Throughout our nation's history, working people have come together to improve workplaces, strengthen communities, and create opportunities for future generations.
AFSA Travel, developed in partnership with Council of School Supervisors and Administrators (CSA), Local 1 is excited to resume offering travel programs around the world.
“My focus is ensuring we can be the best leaders for our teachers and our students. Our school board supports us in this. I’ve always been motivated to help others out in the world, in school and through the union.”
School principals play an important role in student success, but a new national study suggests that many principals do not receive enough opportunities to continue developing their leadership skills.
A new study from Ireland is putting numbers behind a reality that school leaders in the United States have experienced for years: the demands of running a school are becoming increasingly difficult to sustain.
And this is not simply an Irish problem.
Research from the United States, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, and international education systems points to the same troubling pattern: long hours, administrative overload, staffing challenges, growing student needs, and mounting pressure on the people responsible for leading our schools.